Photograph
1993 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This Christmas card by the late Helen Chadwick -a visceral alternative to the usual seasonal platitudes - loads the festive deployment of the colour red with altogether darker associations. A lurid colour photograph depicts a red gloss-painted Barbie doll, with a shock of platinum blonde hair, "dressed" in an envelope of glistening raw flesh and fur - an image of almost Bataillean excess.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour photograph and ribbon stapled to folded paper |
| Brief description | Christmas card by Helen Chadwick, 1993 |
| Physical description | Colour photograph, depicting red gloss-painted Barbie doll surrounded by fur and raw flesh, and red ribbon stapled to yellow paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark - / Merry Christmas! / with love / Helen x (inside; hand written; red ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Mark Haworth-Booth |
| Object history | This card was displayed in 'Best Wishes, Design Now' in the 20th Century Gallery, 27 June -27 August 2000. The show considered the greetings card as a vehicle of self-expression for contemporary artists. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This Christmas card by the late Helen Chadwick -a visceral alternative to the usual seasonal platitudes - loads the festive deployment of the colour red with altogether darker associations. A lurid colour photograph depicts a red gloss-painted Barbie doll, with a shock of platinum blonde hair, "dressed" in an envelope of glistening raw flesh and fur - an image of almost Bataillean excess. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.46-2000 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2000 |
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